sunrise

¹

[ suhn-rahyz ]

noun

1. the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
2. the atmospheric and scenic phenomena accompanying this.
3. the time when half the sun has risen above the horizon.
4. the open or beginning stage of any period.

adjective

1. (of an industry, technology, etc.) new and growing; developing; emerging:

   high-technology sunrise industries.

Sunrise

²

[ suhn-rahyz ]

noun

1. a city in SE Florida.

sunrise

/ ˈsʌnˌraɪz /

noun

1. the daily appearance of the sun above the horizon
2. the atmospheric phenomena accompanying this appearance
3. Also called (esp US)sunup the time at which the sun rises at a particular locality
4. modifier of or relating to sunrise industry

   sunrise technology

   sunrise sector

Word History and Origins

Origin of sunrise¹

1300–50; Middle English, short for sunrising ( sun, rise, -ing ¹ )

Example Sentences

“He was as cheerful as a sunrise,” Times columnist Jim Murray wrote in 1982.

From Los Angeles Times

According to an Associated Press reporter in Wisconsin, this means the release of this huge batch of ballots “will likely be sometime after sunrise tomorrow.”

From Slate

Today, there are 157, with just two farms, Sunrise Farms and Petaluma Egg Farm, dominating the market.

From Salon

Timberlake is currently scheduled to resume the tour Nov. 8 with a show in Sunrise, Fla.

From Los Angeles Times

The sky still was clear, and painted with the pinks and oranges of sunrise.

From Los Angeles Times